Planning appeal decision
5 Tempest Road, Egham, TW20 8HX
Planning appeal 3290449 at 5 Tempest Road, Egham, TW20 8HX (Runnymede Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 October 2022 by Inspector Sedgwick P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would comply with local and national planning policy with regard to flood risk.
proposed new two storey attached 1-bedroom dwellinghouse with outdoor amenity space, cycle and waste storage
- Authority
- Runnymede Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sedgwick P
- Postcode
- TW20 8HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would comply with local and national planning policy with regard to flood risk
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of the proposed dwelling, with particular regard to external space
What decided it
The proposal failed to demonstrate that flood risk could be safely managed over the lifetime of the development, with evacuation routes presenting unacceptable hazard ratings that conflicted with Policy EE13 and NPPF paragraph 167.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EE13Policy EE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 167
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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